Digoxin Digitek Recall
Digitek® (Digonxin tablets) was recalled April 25, 2008. Tablets were released that were twice the normal thickness, doubling the dose patients were ingesting. The FDA (Food & Drug Administration) has deemed this a Class I recall, meaning the Digitek tablets could cause serious health problems, including death. (See:FDA Recall of Digitek.)
Such an overdose can cause digitalis toxicity which can happen from a single exposure or chronic over medication. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, vision problems, cardiac instability, low blood pressure, a decreased heart rate, kidney damage or even death. In fact, a former nurse, now serving a life sentence, used Digetek to kill patients in his care!
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) issued a report in 2007 including Digoxin as one of the top three drugs that sends seniors to the ER, almost always the result of improper dosage. "And this is when the proper dosages are being considered- this compounded with the unknown double dose is a travesty" commented attorney Larry Beltz as he learned more about this recall.
The FDA issued a warning letter to Actavis, the manufacturer of Digoxin, back in August of 2006 for failing to provide the required safety reports on its plant in New Jersey, one of the plants believed to be involved with this debacle.
Actavis Totwa LLC is the US manufacturing division of Actavis Group, an international pharmaceutical company. The products are distributed by Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., under a Bertek label and by UDL Laboratories, Inc., under a UDL label.
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Digoxin is used to treat conditions such as congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter (types of fast heartbeats). Digoxin helps the heart to beat more strongly and regularly. However double the prescribed amount of digoxin, the active ingredient in Digitek can cause a risk of digitalis toxicity in patients being treated for renal (kidney) failure. This Digitek overdosage can be fatal. Those Digitek users suffering from renal failure are at risk of digitalis toxicity because they cannot excrete digitalis from their bodies like healthy people.
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If you or a loved one have been seriously injured or a loved one has died as a result of this digitalis toxicity or an overdose of Digitek, please call us immediately for a Free Digitek Lawsuit Evaluation at 1-800-749-3221
